PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes -Factor Analysis, Agreeableness, Extraversion And Introversion

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Heather Jenkin

Document Summary

Module 42: trait theories, social-cognitive theories, and the self. Traits: a characteristic pattern of behavior or a disposition to feel and act, as assessed by self- report inventories and peer reports. Classifying people as one or another distinct personality type fails to capture their full individuality. Factor analysis is a technique that is a statistical procedure used to identify clusters of test items that tap basic components of a trait. Eg. if describe themselves as outgoing, they tend to say that they like excitement and practical jokes and dislike quiet reading. Brain activity scans of extraverts add to the growing list of traits and mental states that have been explored with brain-imaging procedures. Our biology influences our personality in other ways as well. Our genes have much to say about the temperament and behavioral style that help define out personality.